Natural Hair Dye
-Various Historical Applications
The following quote is a bit of natural hair dye history that is informative and a little amusing. From the use of simple plants to mixing with potentially dangerous metals, this is quite interesting. It underscores the lengths people have gone in order to change their hair color and/or get rid of gray hair –all in the name of beauty.“Hair dye is one of the oldest known beauty preparations, and was used by ancient cultures in many parts of the world. Records of ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Hebrews, Persians, Chinese, and early Hindu peoples all mention the use of hair colorings. Early hair dyes were made from plants, metallic compounds, or a mixture of the two. Rock alum, quicklime, and wood ash were used for bleaching hair in Roman times, and herbal preparations included mullein, birch bark, saffron, myrrh, and turmeric. Henna was known in many parts of the world; it produces a reddish dye.
Many different plant extracts were used for hair dye in Europe and Asia before the advent of modern dyes. Indigo, known primarily as a fabric dye, could be combined with henna to make light brown to black shades of hair dye. An extract of the flowers of the chamomile plant was long used to lighten hair, and this is still used in many modern hair preparations. The bark, leaves, or nutshells of many trees were used for hair dyes. Wood from the brazilwood tree yielded brown hair dyes, and another hair dye known in antiquity as fustic was derived from a tree similar to the mulberry. Other dyes were produced from walnut leaves or nut husks, and from the galls, a species of oak trees. Some of these plant-derived dyes were mixed with metals such as copper and iron, to produce more lasting or richer shades.”1
Natural Hair Dye
-Today’s Easier and Safer ApplicationLustrous Henna® hair dye is completely all-natural. It's made by combining pure henna with natural botanical ingredients and comes in various shades including a lovely shade of red hair. No more bright red hair! Lustrous Henna® hair dye comes in a total of eleven (11) natural hair color shades.
The traditional henna application is no longer a tedious waiting game. The quicker application process of Lustrous Henna® hair dye is a real time saver when compared to traditional henna application method. It usually takes -only about 90 minutes- from start to finish.
Now that's natural hair dye application made easier and safe.
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